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3842, VIC · Postcode

Language in 3842, VIC

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the primary language for 86.8% of people in postcode 3842. This area is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state and the nation, with very few residents needing English language support.

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📍 3842, VIC, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.9% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and is far below the Victorian average of 27.6%. Just 0.5% of residents speak little or no English, which is well below the state figure.

People using another language at home

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4.9% ▼ -51.1%

Lower than 53% of postcode areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.5% ▼ -42.7%

Lower than 52% of postcode areas.

Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.

Language used at home

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In 3842, VIC, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 86.8% Italian 0.5% Mandarin 0.4% Arabic 0.3% Tagalog 0.2% Punjabi 0.2% Cantonese 0.1% Greek 0.1%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 3842, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3842/3842-vic/topic/language